TY - BOOK AU - Schmidt,Victoria Lynn TI - 45 master characters: mythic models for creating original characters SN - 9781599635347 AV - PN 218 S354c 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Cincinnati, Ohio PB - Writer's Digest Books KW - Characters and Characteristics in Literature KW - Fiction KW - Technique KW - Characters and Characteristics KW - Caracteres y características en la literatura KW - Arte de escribir KW - Ficción KW - Técnicas KW - Personajes literarios KW - Caracteristicas N1 - Includes Index; What are archetypes and why should writers use them? --How to use archetypes --Aphrodite: the seductive muse and the femme fatale --Artemis: the amazon and the gorgon --Athena: the father's daughter and the backstabber --Demeter: the nurturer and the overcontrolling mother --Hera: the matriarch and the scorned woman --Hestia: the mystic and the betrayer --Isis: the female messiah and the destroyer --Persephone: the maiden and the troubled teen --Apollo: thebusinessman and the traitor --Ares: the protector and the gladiator --Hades: the recluse and the warlock --Hermes: the fool and the derelict --Dionysus: the woman's man and the seducer--Osiris: the male messiah and the punisher --Poseidon: the artist and the abuser --Zeus: the king and the dictator --Introduction to supporting characters--FriendsRivals -- Symbols -- Introduction to archetypal journeys -- Plotting the feminine journey -- Plotting the masculine journey -- The feminine journey worksheet -- The masculine journey worksheet -- Journey differences -- Societal/gender differences N2 - Helps writers explore some of the most common male and female archetypes - the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - and learn how to use them as foundations for their ER -